Obama’s handshake mistake?

President Obama shakes hands with Cuban President Raul Castro at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, South Africa, during a memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela, Tuesday Dec. 10, 2013.

President Obama came under fire in some circles for giving an apretón de manos to Cuba's Raul Castro during Nelson Mandela's memorial service.

The reaction lit up Twitter for most of the day with seemingly every political pundit worldwide weighing in on the fateful moment.

When asked why he shook a dictator’s hand, Raul Castro said it seemed like the polite thing to do.

Within two hours, more than 13,000 tweeters followed his account. Wonder if he wore crazy-colored socks – as he does at many public events -- to type the tweet?

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A selfie at a funeral? It’s probably been done. But not by the leader of the free world. And definitely not with the first lady growling at him.

What’s the saying? Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned? As Obama chatted and snapped away with 46 year-old Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the First Lady, well, brooded? If looks could kill…

In DC’s defense, it was supposed to be worse. That is, if you trust those weather guys who seem to struggle a bit to read Mother Nature’s mind.

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